Lily's idle chatter filled the air as the three children walked. Neither seemed to mind, each commenting on occasion when it suited them. It wasn't until they reached a large tree near a small dirty pond did the girl halt her barrage.
The three sat on the grass, but Lily remained silent as she started tugging at the grass.
"You can probably ask him now." Petunia stated calmly.
"Really!" Lily asked excitedly, her hands shaking in an animated way.
The boy raised an eyebrow at the two, waiting for them to say more.
"Unless you want me to?" The girl bumped her sister playfully with her shoulder.
"No! I should be the one to ask him." Lily shook her head frantically.
The elder child rolled her eyes.
Before the little red head could speak, the boy did.
"You want to know about what happened with the flowers." He took the words right out of Lily's mouth, her mouth falling closed as she nodded.
If Petunia hadn't been watching she would have missed the excited glint in the boys eyes. For just a moment he looked excited like a proper kid.
His explanation of magic was short and not very in depth, but it was more than enough for Lily. The girl was ecstatic, a magical school, mystical creatures, a wand, and of course magical books. Of all the things, perhaps the last was the one Petunia was most excited about.
She wouldn't be able to see the magical school as a muggle, luckily she'd seen it from watching the movies. She probably wouldn't be touching any mystical creatures, and she'd certainly never have a wand. The only thing she could really use were the books, she could read them to her hearts content regardless of if she could use anything written in they're pages.
"I can't believe it Petunia! We're witches!" Lily's words pulled her from her meandering thoughts.
The young girl looked excited, having tackled Severus in her excitement. He looked positively unsure of how to react.
"No, I'm afraid you're the only magical in our family Lily." Petunia tried not to let her sorrow come through too much, but it was hard. She'd grown up watching Harry Potter casting magic and even though she was here in the right universe she'd never be able to do it.
Lily froze, staring at her sister.
"But… But you must be!"
Petunia shrugged, running a hand through her hair as she looked out at the water.
"If I were then I'd have received a letter last year when I turned eleven." The girl let out a small sigh. "It's rather unfortunate, but I think you'll be forging your own path sooner than we thought."
When she looked back she saw her deflated sister, her grip slightly loosed on Severus.
"It's alright Lily. Severus will be going with you, you won't be alone." She paused, coming a little closer to the two. She took her sisters hand squeezing it in a reassuring way. "We'll write each other, all the time! And you'll come back each summer and teach me everything you've learned."
"But it wont be the same." Lily pouted.
"Afraid that's how growing up works." Petunia shrugged. "We've got some time though, we should make the most of it. Yeah?"
The young girl nodded, though wasn't really satisfied. The brunette left her to her thoughts, turning to Snape.
"I have a few questions, if you wouldn't mind."
"Very well." The boy raised an eyebrow questioningly, but nodded. He would come to regret that.
When they'd been told to go play the sun had still been hanging relatively high in the sky, now it was nearly dusk. Severus Snape had not been answering idle questions from another child, he was being interrogated by a university student.
Petunia asked him about everything she could think of. Magical law, spells, the current government in the wizarding world, social rules, wizards history, everything.
"Are you really only two years older than me?" The boy scowled as she'd asked another impossible question about house elves. "How do you even know about those? You've a muggle!"
"I just do." Petunia shrugged, a smirk playing on her lips. She might have been a little proud of how riled up she'd managed to get the boy. "Don't worry too much about it."
The boy wiped a hand down his face with an exasperated sigh.
"You're amazing Petunia!" Lily smiled excitedly. "We should check the Library and see if they have any books we could borrow. Maybe we could find the answers there?"
"They only have Muggle books." Severus shook his head. "My mother… She might have some I could… borrow…"
Petunia looked at the boy in surprise, not having expected such an offer.
"Really?" Lily exclaimed. "That means we could start learning together right now!"
"No." The brunette halted the other girls excitement. "It's going to be dark soon. We should head back."
The other two children looked at the sky, as if only just now taking notice of it's color. Petunia stood up, dusting off her skirt.
"Awe…" Lily let out a sad sigh. "You'll come again, won't you Sev?"
The boy also stood up, looking down at the little red head. He didn't seem to mind her nick name, but didn't respond right away.
"I'll try." He eventually said, earning a positive response from Lily.
"You should do a quick lap around the pond Lily. You have way to much energy and we don't want Mum thinking we just sat around talking the whole time."
"Okay!" The small girl took off like a baby deer, not caring the slightest about anything more than having fun.
Petunia took this chance to speak a hushed words to the boy.
"If you can't borrow those books from your mother, don't worry about it." She kept her voice low, noting the surprise on Severus' face. "We will work with what we have, perhaps we could order some books or something."
The boy stared at her for a moment as if trying to understand the secrets of the universe.
"They'll likely be expensive… And will only take Wizards money."
Petunia smirked, nodding in understanding.
"I figured as much. We'll cross that road when we have to. I'll just consider you my magical book for now. Your knowledge will be more than enough."
The boy's cheeks tinged pink at her words, but Petunia missed it. She'd been watching her sister run. Lily was only half way around the small pond, pausing to take a breather. Perhaps they should all start doing physical workouts, a self defense class might not be a bad idea either.
"Why do you want to learn?" Snape's tone held a note of curiosity. "You already know you can't come with us."
Petunia turned to properly face the boy with a frown.
"Yes, but I don't trust the magical world in the slightest. I need to know as much as I can so I can keep Lily safe. Right now you've painted it as a magical place of incredible wonder, but I know there is always another side to the coin."
She watched him pointedly.
"Y-you're not wrong." He muttered out, turning away from her.
"I thought as much." She let out a sigh. "That's okay though. I want Lily to see it as a world of wonder, she'll have plenty of time to see it's other side once she's grown."
Severus seemed even more curious now tilting his head to the side.
"You're different that I though you'd be."
Petunia smiled knowingly.
"I'll take that as a complement."
"You should."
The two children waited in silence for Lily to finish the last stretch of her run. The girl was panting, red in the face. Yeah, they all needed to train.
Authors Note: I have no idea when I'll post to this story next, but this is all i have written at the moment. Hope you enjoyed ^-^